Archive for November, 2012

First Light
The Little Thompson Observatory (LTO) in Berthoud, is proud to announce that it acquired First Light through its historic 24” (610 mm) Telescope on Friday, November 16. The first objects viewed were the Pleiades Star Cluster and the Andromeda Galaxy. A team of dedicated volunteers has been working diligently over the past five years to make this event possible. Preliminary results of visual observations through the eye piece indicate that the telescope is in excellent
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From Petit Chef
Recipe by Mele Cotte
Homemade Twinkie
1 cup cake flour
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
¼ cup milk
Whisk together the dry ingredients. Add eggs and continue to whisk to combine (or use a hand or stand mixer). Add half the milk. If the batter is too thick, gradually add the rest of the milk until the batter is thick, but easily pourable. Divide batter into nine mini loaf pans.Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes, or until a
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By Brandy Arnold
Thanksgiving is a time of love and laughter, of family and friends, of being thankful, and of course, for stuffing ourselves silly with a smorgasbord of Turkey Day treats!
That said, if your family and friends includes the four-legged variety, make sure the only foods they eat this Thanksgiving are healthy and safe. Lurking within that pumpkin pie is a deadly danger for your dog.
Use our handy-dandy infographic as a reminder
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Emergency Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
By Dr. Laura Higgins
Emergency Veterinarian
Diabetes mellitus is a relatively common disorder in both dogs and cats. The disease is characterized by persistently elevated blood sugar secondary to either low insulin levels or insulin resistance. Both cats and dogs have an excellent prognosis for a good quality of life when treated and monitored appropriately. This article will focus only on the emergency situations
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As pointed out last week in this publication, General David Petraeus' reputation appears to be built upon a foundation of public relations sand, a foundation that is quickly becoming quicksand. More and more publications and reporters are now beginning to take a hard look at the General and what they have written about him in the past. It appears that his greatness has been a media creation, one that he directed and fostered.
My observations in the above mentioned article are based on my
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Impeach the President Over the Recent U.S. Deaths in Middle-East!
By Martin Lewis
This is a monstrous scandal. The biggest since Watergate. Brave Americans murdered this fall in the Middle-East and our so-called president has no answers about why it happened!
Of course the fact that it happened as the president was obviously focused on running for a second term couldn't have had anything to do with it!
And the White House has admitted that the news of the deadly
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Bradley Manning deserves Americans'
support for military whistleblowing
Thanks to WikiLeaks, US citizens are better informed about wars
prosecuted in their name. We owe Manning honour, not jail time
Last week, PFC Bradley Manning offered to accept responsibility for releasing classified documents as an act of conscience – not as charged by the US military. As people who have worked for decades against the increased militarization
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A reader writes
You observed that so many journalists stand in the presence of men like Petraeus with "open jaws and worshiping eyes." That brings to mind the military's cultural shift in its medals, ribbons, and badges.
Consider these portraits of Generals Petraeus and Eisenhower. Petraeus is wearing over 30 ribbons and badges on his uniform. I'm sure he earned each of them. But of that 30, how many civilians will notice that only one item was for heroism (Bronze Star with
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By Gary Wamsley
Colonel, USAF Retired
Much is being made about the spectacular fall from grace of one of our nations most respected military icons. The real scandal is not that David Petraeus had feet of clay, but that he managed to convince the country, up to and including the President of the United States that he was a man of vision, integrity and ability.
I really had not paid much attention to General Petraeus, generally feeling that the confidence placed in him must
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Berthoud Community Library
December events
December 3 – Libraries are disgusting! STEM it up Monday at 4 pm with this fun make and take your own gross experiment.
December 4- Busy B’s Story Time, 10:30 am. This lap-sit story time is designed for caregivers to interact with babies and toddlers; with songs, finger plays, stories and bounces we will open the gateway to reading.
December 4 – Join us after story time for and early literacy interaction for
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